Ministral 3 8B 2512
Mistral's Ministral 3 8B 2512 is a image-generation model. A balanced model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 8B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
by Mistral · 262K token context window
Best for
- image generation from text
- creative design and ideation
Ways to use Ministral 3 8B 2512 in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your Mistral API key. osFoundry discovers Ministral 3 8B 2512 automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
Run Ministral 3 8B 2512 yourself
Ministral 3 8B 2512 is also available as open weights — self-host it for full data control and no per-token cost. See that page for GPU requirements and a cost comparison against API pricing.
Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs similar models
| Model | Org | Params | Context | Input price | Self-host |
|---|
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | Mistral | — | 262K | $ 0.150 /1M | API only |
| Nova 2 Lite | Amazon | — | 1000K | $ 0.300 /1M | API only |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | OpenAI | — | 400K | $ 1.25 /1M | API only |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | — | 200K | $ 5.00 /1M | API only |
Licence
Hosted — usage subject to provider terms — Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key.
No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
Frequently asked about Ministral 3 8B 2512
How much does Ministral 3 8B 2512 cost?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 is metered at $ 0.150 /1M for input, and $ 0.150 /1M for output. Bring your own Mistral API key — osFoundry passes through provider pricing without markup.
Can I use Ministral 3 8B 2512 commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key. No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
What is the context window of Ministral 3 8B 2512?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 supports a 262K token context window.
Can I run Ministral 3 8B 2512 locally?
No — Ministral 3 8B 2512 is hosted only and accessed via the Mistral API. An open-weights equivalent is available to self-host — see the cross-link above.
What is Ministral 3 8B 2512 best at?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 is well-suited to image generation from text, creative design and ideation.
How do I use Ministral 3 8B 2512 in osFoundry?
Paste your Mistral API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign Ministral 3 8B 2512 to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by Mistral on December 2, 2025. Source: https://openrouter.ai/mistralai/ministral-8b-2512